Can you guess a persons age......

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 4:30pm #1

....from the year they joined Boards.ie?

Its probably only me but I always look at what year the person joined and use this to get a full picture of that person before replying or making any comment.

I always assume post 2009 is early 20's and any later is late teens.

Anyone care to guess my exact age?

kneemos · 07-02-2014 4:34pm

Not sure how that works.

Boom_Bap · 07-02-2014 4:35pm

72

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 07-02-2014 4:35pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

....from the year they joined Boards.ie?

Its probably only me but I always look at what year the person joined and use this to get a full picture of that person before replying or making any comment.

I always assume post 2009 is early 20's and any later is late teens.

Anyone care to guess my exact age?

I'm 87 years young.

petes · 07-02-2014 4:36pm

28.

uch · 07-02-2014 4:37pm

I Like Cake

Duckworth_Luas · 07-02-2014 4:38pm

I can guess how overweight someone is based on their post count

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 4:40pm

kneemos wrote: »

Not sure how that works.

Well boards started in 1999 or thereabouts. People that signed up in the first few years would be early adopters and probably a mix of ages as boards got more popular more would join but I would guess that with each year you would get a larger number of younger generations using boards than older ones.

I would love to know some statistics actually because I always think the later the person joined boards.ie the younger they are (as in a higher % will be younger).

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 4:41pm

petes wrote: »

28.

Your spot on and I had to check my profile to see if my DOB was there and it is not. Just random guess?

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 4:42pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

72

I'm gonna guess you are 29ish

petes · 07-02-2014 4:44pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

Your spot on and I had to check my profile to see if my DOB was there and it is not. Just random guess?

Checked your join date, thought to myself that the average sign up age is 18-19 (probably isn't), took the latter.

Boom_Bap · 07-02-2014 4:46pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

I'm gonna guess you are 29ish

Negativeish

DEFTLEFTHAND · 07-02-2014 4:48pm

If you go through their post history you can build a good picture of the boardsie. Their age, interests, where they live, family, job etc. That sounds creepy doesn't it?

petes · 07-02-2014 4:49pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

If you go through their post history you can build a good picture of the boardsie. Their age, interests, where they live, family, job etc. That sounds creepy doesn't it?

Or you could out and out stalk them.

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 4:56pm

But the point still stands.

I guess their age based on whatever scrap of info I have on them to give an appropriate response. Of course some topics it does not matter what age the person is but some it does. I have on one occassion search through post by one boardsie to get a better idea of the person before responding. Funnily enough when I did read through I discovered the person was a troll so did not reply.:)

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 4:58pm

Deftlefthand you are most definitely 33....ish

kunst nugget · 07-02-2014 4:59pm

If you cut your monitor in half while you have their public profile open and then count the rings, you'll find out their age. Simples.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 07-02-2014 5:02pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

Deftlefthand you are most definitely 33....ish

Take 8 years off. I act older though.:pac:

BillyMitchel · 07-02-2014 5:05pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

....from the year they joined Boards.ie?

Its probably only me but I always look at what year the person joined and use this to get a full picture of that person before replying or making any comment.

I always assume post 2009 is early 20's and any later is late teens.

Anyone care to guess my exact age?

I doubt anyone over the age of 12, maybe 13 would start a thread like this! :P

Guess mine OP?

Your logic is flawed!!

LOSTfan57 · 07-02-2014 5:11pm

BillyMitchel wrote: »

I doubt anyone over the age of 12, maybe 13 would start a thread like this! :P

Guess mine OP?

Your logic is flawed!!

I guess your 3617953280 years old.

biko · 07-02-2014 5:14pm

About fiddy or so?

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 5:24pm

Ok I havent been following my own logic at all.

deftlefthand by my logic you would have definitely been early 20's but because you had such a huge amount of posts 6k+ :eek: I thought you were one of those "late adopters" that literally found the holy grail of verbal outlets and had to make up for lost time.

I wont make that mistake the next time.:)

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 5:27pm

billymitchel based on the year you joined I would initially assume late teens but like DEFTLEFTHAND you have 2k posts so use the forum regular enough and might be making up for lost time.

I would put you in the mid to late 40's also just based on those two pieces of info.

shopaholic01 · 07-02-2014 5:54pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

But the point still stands.

I guess their age based on whatever scrap of info I have on them to give an appropriate response. Of course some topics it does not matter what age the person is but some it does. I have on one occassion search through post by one boardsie to get a better idea of the person before responding. Funnily enough when I did read through I discovered the person was a troll so did not reply.:)

You're either a stalker or you're trying to find users in a certain age range to sweet talk them by PM.

Steppenwolfe · 07-02-2014 5:58pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

....from the year they joined Boards.ie?

Its probably only me but I always look at what year the person joined and use this to get a full picture of that person before replying or making any comment.

I always assume post 2009 is early 20's and any later is late teens.

Anyone care to guess my exact age?

Why do you base your reply on a persons age?

bogwalrus · 07-02-2014 6:16pm

Steppenwolfe wrote: »

Why do you base your reply on a persons age?

It's a weird one I know but it completely depends on the topic. I used to post in the religious and science forums a lot so you would get a lot of naive questions and responses and be wondering what age the person was. I just looked towards the year they joined as a pointer and then I would probably tone my responses a bit more gently.

Nemeses · 07-02-2014 6:36pm

No one could possibly guess my age.

BillyMitchel · 07-02-2014 6:51pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

billymitchel based on the year you joined I would initially assume late teens but like DEFTLEFTHAND you have 2k posts so use the forum regular enough and might be making up for lost time.

I would put you in the mid to late 40's also just based on those two pieces of info.

3000 posts at least get it right. 3000 in 3 years isn't much in fairness. I go through spells were it would be my first site and post loads of BS other times I wouldn't even think of coming here.

You are miles off BTW.

Are you high?

Steppenwolfe · 07-02-2014 6:53pm

bogwalrus wrote: »

It's a weird one I know but it completely depends on the topic. I used to post in the religious and science forums a lot so you would get a lot of naive questions and responses and be wondering what age the person was. I just looked towards the year they joined as a pointer and then I would probably tone my responses a bit more gently.

I've found naievity is not restricted to younger people. Especially regarding religion. Your start date theory is dubious. On that basis you would go easy on me thinking I was a teen. Way off the mark